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BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, ADA: Price Analysis 12/06
Which cryptocurrencies are a good buy at current levels? Let's consult the charts
The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.
Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.
After the recent rally in crypto markets, most analysts believe that the bear market is over. Barry Silbert, Digital Currency Group founder and CEO, opined that the crypto winter is over and the markets have entered a "crypto spring." Silbert pointed out that institutional involvement has grown a lot since the 2017 bull phase, which is the cause of his bullish stance.
Contrary to this opinion, blockchain researcher Tone Vays said that he does not trust the current rally as it is not backed by considerable external money investing in crypto markets. According to him, the existing long-term investors have supported the rally from the lows and if their conviction waivers, the markets can plunge once again. Still, he advises people to hold "some bitcoin."
We believe that the bear market is over and the markets will form a higher base during the next fall. However, we are against chasing prices higher. Instead, we believe that the markets will give enough opportunities to buy on dips. Hence, traders should be patient and buy when the risk to reward ratio is in their favor.
Let's take a look at the charts and see if we find any buying opportunities at current levels.
Bitcoin (BTC) has broken out of the 20-day EMA after struggling to sustain above it for the past few days. This shows fresh demand at higher levels. If the price maintains above $8,120, the bulls will try to push it to $9,053.12. A breakout of this level will invalidate the head and shoulders (H&S) pattern, which is a positive sign. The next target to watch on the upside is $10,000.
On the other hand, if the BTC/USD pair fails to sustain above the 20-day EMA, the bears will try to sink it to the neckline of the H&S pattern. If the price breaks down and closes (UTC time frame) below the neckline, it will complete the H&S pattern that has a target objective of $5,371.12.
However, the bulls might try to provide support close to $7,413.46 and below it at the 50-day SMA. If both these supports break down, a fall to $5,900 is probable where we expect strong buying. Currently, we do not find a reliable buy setup, hence, we do not suggest a trade in it.
Ethereum (ETH) is stuck inside a large range of $225.39 and $280. The 20-day EMA is flat and the RSI is just above the midpoint. This suggests that the consolidation might continue for a few more days.
The ETH/USD pair has broken out of the 20-day EMA. It will now try to move up to $261.59 and above it to $280. A breakout and close (UTC time frame) above $280 might propel it to $322.06 and above it to $335.
However, if the pair fails to break out of $280, the bears will try to sink it back to $225.39. A breakdown of this support and the 50-day SMA will attract further selling. The next support on the downside is way lower at $167.20. We do not find any reliable buy setups at the current levels, hence, we are neutral on the digital currency.
The bulls have been trying to keep Ripple (XRP) inside the symmetrical triangle but are facing stiff resistance at the 20-day EMA. For the past two days, the cryptocurrency has formed inside day candlestick pattern, which shows that the volatility is shrinking.
Presently, the bulls are trying to push the XRP/USD pair above the 20-day EMA. If successful, a move to $0.43196 and above it to the resistance line of the triangle is possible. Conversely, if the price turns down from the 20-day EMA, the bears will try to sink the pair below the strong support of $0.35660. Therefore, traders holding long position can keep the stop loss at $0.35.
Litecoin (LTC) continues to be in a strong uptrend. It easily climbed above the resistance line of the ascending channel, which shows strong demand. Both the moving averages are sloping up and the RSI is in the overbought zone, which confirms that the bulls are in command.
There is a minor resistance at $140.3450. If the LTC/USD pair struggles to break out and sustain above it, traders can book partial profits closer to $140 and trail the remaining long position with stops just below the 20-day EMA. As the moving average moves up, stops can be raised higher. The target to watch on the upside is $158.91 and above it $184.7940.
The digital currency will lose momentum if it turns down and slides back into the ascending channel. A break below the 20-day EMA will be a negative sign and can attract further selling.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been clinging to the 20-day EMA for the past few days. We should soon see a large range move either to the upside or to the downside. A breakout and close (UTC time frame) above the 20-day EMA can carry the price to $451 and above it to the resistance line of the ascending channel.
On the other hand, if the BCH/USD pair turns down and breaks below the 50-day SMA, it can correct to the support line of the channel. We anticipate strong buying at this level. If the price rebounds sharply from it, we might suggest a long position. The stop loss can be kept just below the channel. However, if the pair plunges below the channel, it will turn negative and can drop to $280.
EOS is finding support at the 50-day SMA, which is sloping up and is facing resistance at the 20-day EMA, which has started to turn down. This shows that volatility is tightening. We should soon see the volatility expand. However, it is difficult to predict the direction of the expansion. Hence, we can not take any predetermined action.
If volatility expands to the upside and the EOS/USD pair climbs above the 20-day EMA and $6.8299, it can move up to the resistance line of the channel and above it to $8.6503. As the risk to reward ratio of this trade is attractive, we maintain the buy proposed in an earlier analysis.
On the other hand, if the bears sink the pair below the 50-day SMA, it can drop to the support line of the channel. If this breaks down, a fall to $4.4930 is probable.
Binance Coin (BNB) has broken out of the downtrend line and has triggered the buy recommendation given in the previous analysis. It can now move up to $38.6463356 and above it to the resistance line. If the bulls can push the price above the resistance line, a rally to $46.1645899 is possible. Both the moving averages are sloping up and the RSI is in positive territory, which shows that bulls have the upper hand.
Contrary to our assumption, if the BNB/USD pair fails to sustain above the downtrend line the bears will try to sink it below the 20-day EMA. If successful, the next stop on the downside is the 50-day SMA. This has acted as strong support in the past few months, hence, we expect it to hold. Therefore, the stops on the long positions can be kept at $28.
Bitcoin SV (BSV) has been holding above the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the recent rally for the past three days. Though this is a positive sign, the failure of the bulls to secure a strong bounce shows a lack of buyers at higher levels.
If the bears plunge the BSV/USD pair below $176.083 and the 20-day EMA, the uptrend will lose momentum. The next support is at $152.015, which is 50% retracement level of the recent rally. If this support also gives way, the fall can extend to $134.360.
Contrary to our assumption, if the pair rebounds sharply from the current levels or from the 20-day EMA, the bulls will try to carry it to $240, above which a retest of the lifetime highs is probable. The digital currency will pick up momentum after it sustains above $254.
Stellar (XLM) is facing stiff resistance at the 20-day EMA. If the bulls fail to sustain the price above the 20-day EMA, the bears will try to sink it below the strong support of $0.11507853.
If the XLM/USD pair breaks down of $0.11507853, it can correct to $0.08558676, but if the bulls succeed in pushing the pair above the 20-day EMA, it can rally to $0.14861760. This is a critical resistance. A breakout and close (UTC time frame) above this level will complete an inverse H&S pattern that has a target objective of $0.22466773. We will wait for the price to sustain above $0.14861760 before proposing a trade in it.
Cardano (ADA) is range-bound between the 50-day SMA and $0.10. It sharply bounced off the 50-day SMA on June 10 and is nearing the overhead resistance of $0.10. A breakout and close above $0.10 will complete the rounding bottom pattern that has a target objective of $0.22466773.
Previously, the cryptocurrency had broken out of $0.10 on three occasions but failed to sustain it. Therefore, we will wait for the price to break out and close (UTC time frame) above $0.10 before suggesting a long position in it.
If, however, the ADA/USD pair fails to breakout and sustain above $0.10, it will extend its stay inside the range for a few more days. It will turn negative if it reverses direction and plummets below the 50-day SMA. The next target to watch on the downside is $0.057898.
Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Charts for analysis are provided by TradingView.

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From WikiLeaks
Gillian Sneddon[1] blew the whistle on former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos. Orkopoulos has since been convicted on 28 charges, including having sex with three boys and supplying them with marijuana and heroin. Sneddon received a letter terminating her employment with the public service on the day she took the stand in Orkopoulos's trial. Since blowing the whistle Ms Sneddon has been on stress leave and has submitted a workers' compensation claim. Morris Iemma, NSW Premier, has washed his hands of Ms Sneddon, saying that her situation is a matter for the Parliament and not himself.
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Just as relevant today as when it was first published, Nestle's Food Politics, the Tenth Anniversary Edition, is out with a new Foreword by Michael Pollan. It also has new Preface and a new Afterword, in which Nestle brings Food Politics up to date.
New York University's Fales Library, the home of one of the nation's largest and prestigious collection in food studies, will host a panel discussion entitled "FOOD POLITICS: The Politics of Food, Ten Years Later" on Thursday, May 30, 2013 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Fales Library, third floor, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South, (at LaGuardia Place). [Subways A,C,E, B,D,M to West 4th Street; 6 line to Astor Place; R train to 8th Street.]
Just as relevant today as when it was first published, Nestle's Food Politics, the Tenth Anniversary Edition, is out with a new Foreword by Michael Pollan. It also has new Preface and a new Afterword, in which Nestle brings Food Politics up to date.
"When Food Politics was first published, a decade ago, I remember thinking that the marriage of those two words-food and politics seemed surprising, even radical. What was political about food? Everything, it turns out. But we didn't really know that then. Now, thanks to this book and all the work it has inspired, the words food and politics have become inseparable." --Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Rules, and recently, Cooked.
During the time since Food Politics was first published, the U.S. Hispanic population has grown by over 40 percent, accounting for more than half of the growth in the total population of the U.S., at a rate four times that of the population overall. This changing demographic has also given a rise to a new generation of Latino chefs, who bring the cuisine of their native countries to the forefront of the American palette.
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Tom Brady addressed last week's knee scare for the first time, and being the quarterback of the Patriots, said he felt the issue was overblown by the media.
While regular season practices are away from prying eyes (and cell phone video and Twitter accounts), the Patriots quarterback's going down in a heap was in the middle of a heavily attended joint workout with the Buccaneers.
"There are a lot of people at practice that were witnessing," Brady told WEEI's Dennis & Callahan this morning (via the Boston Herald). "If that was a Wednesday or Thursday practice during the regular season, you'd probably never hear anything about it. But it's just obviously the nature of Twitter and all that social media and stuff.
"It happens on the practice field. It happens on the game field. You see so many injuries that have happened over the course of this preseason, so football is not for the faint of heart. You get bumps and bruises, and hopefully nothing is too serious, and you can just bounce back from it and move on."
Brady said he knew soon after practice that he'd be fine, and said his leaving the practice field was a precaution.
"I wouldn't say frightened," Brady said. "You're just wondering what happened because I didn't obviously see anything. You just feel something and then you react. I went back in really to finish the period out that we had going, and then just talked to coach [Bill] Belichick and our trainer and figured just try to be safe. I felt bad it caused more of a media story than it actually was worthy of because I hate to really draw attention in that sort. But we were really just trying to be smart."
Because he missed an entire season with an injury to the same knee, it's going to be an issue, and only hiding it would keep it from being a big deal.


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ER is a serial television drama by NBC covering the emergency room of a fictitious teaching hospital in Chicago, Illinois. One episode (Fear of Commitment, Episode 155, Written by R. Scott Gemmill, Directed by Anthony Edwards, first broadcast 4 May 2001) includes a pair of fursuiters (an opossum and a kangaroo) who have been in a fight - the opossum bit the kangaroo after the kangaroo punched the opossum for putting his hand in his pouch.
The kangaroo explained that the fursuiters were at the Furturama show, a fictional convention for furries. He also explained that he reacted in the way he did because he was "not into that weird stuff", which of course led to him explaining what that weird stuff was - "Furverts like to wear their suits during sex, and plushies are . . . overly fond of stuffed animals."
The kangaroo had gotten into the fandom through acting at a party. He extolled the positive benefits of fursuiting while being sutured - "Some people still disapprove and think it's wrong, but the truth is, I'm never happier than when I'm a kangaroo." Meanwhile, the opossum (who had been faking injury, although he wasn't fooling anyone) steals Dr. Weaver's pawpet, Mr. Whiskers, and she later finds him masturbating with it under the blankets. After she catches them, Possum makes a cat noise pretending to be Mr. Whiskers.
While this was not exactly the best representation of the fandom, both positive and negative sides were portrayed. As Dr. Cat said:
- "So what's the problem we're going to have because of this tv show again? Oh, some people will think we're weirdo perverts? Well that'll be new, I don't think any of us have any preparation in how to deal with that totally novel and unexpected reaction."
The main purpose of the furry segments appeared to be comic relief for the rest of the episode, particularly the mental competency hearing for Abby Lockhart's suicidal mother.
- Catch E.R. Tonight? - a thread about the episode on alt.fan.furry
- What's this about ER? - a post on PA-Furry
See also[edit]
- ER at Wikipedia
External links[edit]
- Furry segments of the episode - download provided by Andrew Koch


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Five Ways to Eat Tomatoes
If you have a garden, a seasonal CSA share, or a generous friend with either of those things—and if your region escaped the blight—then I bet you've got a lot of tomatoes on your hands right now. (Maybe they're even heirloom tomatoes, which some swear are superior, though others disagree.) Here are a few suggestions about how to enjoy them while they last.
1. Stuffed. The latest issue of Bon Appetit has a great recipe for this, which I adapted slightly by adding a layer of Brie cheese at the top and bottom of the scooped-out tomato. It's delicious, and surprisingly easy. (Of course, we know some of you will want to skip the cilantro!)
2. Nearly naked. The Atlantic's food channel offers a bare-bones recipe for Insalata di Pomodoro: Terrific tomatoes tossed with olive oil and salt, and maybe some slabs of mozzarella. Summertime bliss.
3. Quinoa salad. This is my favorite packed lunch; it can be made ahead and chilled. If you don't have quinoa or time to cook it, try couscous or cooked pasta. The basic concept stays the same: Mix a base grain/starch with chunks of fresh tomato, cucumber (or another crunchy vegetable, like celery or peppers), and semi-firm cheese (I like ricotta salata; feta would also work). Season to taste with olive oil, fresh herbs, salt and pepper, or just toss with Italian salad dressing.
4. BLT sandwich. I don't think this one needs much explaining: Bacon + Lettuce + Tomato + Bread = Yum. If you're feeling ambitious, join Michael Ruhlman's BLT from scratch challenge, which is also pretty self-explanatory: you must make all the ingredients yourself. (He recently extended the deadline to enter.)
5. Fried tomatoes. I found a simple recipe for fried tomatoes in an old cookbook that belonged to my great-grandma, called "The Fine Art of Cookery." Sprinkle tomato slices with salt, pepper and flour and brown them lightly in butter (1 Tbsp per whole tomato). Serve drizzled with cream sauce, which you can easily make by adding a little flour, milk and salt to the melted butter remaining in the pan. For a modern twist that adds a nice crunch, try breading the tomato slices with panko crumbs (dip slices in flour, then beaten egg, then crumbs) before frying.
For more ideas, check out the results of the Washington Post's recent Top Tomato recipe contest.
What's your favorite way to eat tomatoes?


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Today's S-Class previews the future of driving. It can change lanes with a tap of your finger. Slow itself for a tollboth or exit. Turn a traffic jam into easy street. And watch out for danger ahead, even when it's coming from behind.[1]
Every mountain range has its pinnacle. Every sport, its champion. Every breakthrough, its inventor. In the history of the automobile, one car makes history time and again, not just by raising the standard, but advancing it in ways you never imagined possible.
Today's S-Class previews the future of driving. It can change lanes with a tap of your finger. Slow itself for a tollboth or exit. Turn a traffic jam into easy street. And watch out for danger ahead, even when it's coming from behind.[1]
To set the benchmark for luxury sedans, the S-Class cabin is sculpted, sewn, appointed and equipped not just to provide unmatched comfort and convenience, but to stimulate and soothe your senses. Especially your sense of contentment.
Dual 12.3-inch widescreens are set side-by-side in a seamless floating frame. Each screen, a reconfigurable instrument panel and a central screen for entertainment, navigation and more, delivers a wealth of knowledge with instant clarity.[4]
The S-Class is more than motivated, it's motivational. New powerplants raise efficiency, and your pulse. And its advanced, adaptive and highly adept chassis and drivetrains are engineered for an ideal balance of composure and confidence.
Standard AIRMATIC air suspension balances pure comfort with cornering precision. It can self-level for changing loads, adapt to challenging roads, and let you select modes to coddle your passengers or indulge your sporting desires.[4]
[1] Some systems are optional. Even the most advanced safety systems may not be sufficient to avoid an accident. It is the driver's responsibility at all times to be attentive to traffic and road conditions, and to provide the steering, braking and other driving inputs necessary to retain control of the vehicle. Drivers are cautioned not to wait for system alerts before braking or taking evasive action, as that may not afford sufficient time and distance. See Operator's Manual for system's operating speeds and additional information and warnings.
[2] Apple CarPlay™ is a product of Apple Inc. Android Auto is a product of Google Inc. Device and app providers' terms and privacy statements apply. Requires connected compatible device and data plan. Apps, content and features are selected solely by their providers. Connection to apps and streaming services may be limited by the device's network connection. Data usage is routed through device and subject to fees, charges and restrictions in user's wireless plan. Vehicle's factory audio/information interface, including COMAND navigation and the apps of Mercedes-Benz mbrace,® may not be used simultaneously with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. When Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is in use, the steering-wheel voice control button accesses Siri® or Google voice recognition software for voice commands.
Wireless charging available only for devices with compatible technology and size. See Operator's Manual for more information. Devices sold separately.
[3] Some features of Energizing Comfort Control may be optional.
[4] While the navigation system provides directional assistance, the driver must remain focused on safe driving behavior, including paying attention to traffic and street signs. The driver should utilize the system's audio cues while driving and should only consult the map or visual displays once the vehicle has been stopped in a safe place. Maps do not cover all areas or all routes within an area.
[5] No system, regardless of how advanced, can overcome the laws of physics or correct careless driving. Please always wear your seat belt. Performance is limited by available traction, which snow, ice and other conditions can affect. Always drive carefully, consistent with conditions. Best performance in snow is obtained with winter tires.recognition software for voice commands.


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Earl C. Dudley Jr.
Beginning in 1982, Earl Dudley taught trial advocacy seminars at the Law School while he was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Nussbaum Owen & Webster. Then, in 1989, he became a full-time faculty member. Dudley's career, before he came to Virginia, was in private practice, except for two years when he was general counsel for the Committee on the Judiciary in the U.S. House of Representatives. At the Law School, Dudley teaches civil and criminal procedure, evidence, criminal law, constitutional law, and trial advocacy.
As a law student, Dudley was editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review. After graduation, he clerked for Justice Stanley Reed and Chief Justice Earl Warren of the Supreme Court of the United States. He serves on the Virginia State Bar Committee on Professionalism and was a member of the boards of directors of the Stuart Stiller Memorial Foundation, the Disability Rights Center, and the Center for the Study of Psychiatry. He was a public member of the ethics committee of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and he has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, as well as a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy in programs in various cities.


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Networks Spotlight Medal of Honor Recipients Under Obama; Ignored Heroes During Bush
On Tuesday, all three broadcast network evening newscasts devoted full reports to President Obama honoring 24 members of the military – only three still living – with the Medal of Honor. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley trumpeted how the President "righted a historic wrong. He presented the nation's highest military award to 24 Americans, after a review determined that they had been passed over because they were Hispanic or African-American or Jewish." [MP3 audio available here; video below]
However, during the fifth year of former President George W. Bush's presidency, the Big Three channels furiously covered the allegations against several U.S. Marines, who were accused of killing civilians in Iraq in November 2005. Between May 17 and June 7, 2006 – a three week period – ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted three and a half hours of air time to the accusations of misconduct. These same networks aired only 52 minutes of reporting on 20 military heroes from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq during a five-year period between September 2001 and June 2006.
Pelley teased correspondent David Martin's report by underlining how "twenty-four men were denied the Medal of Honor because of prejudice. Today, justice was done." Martin detailed the heroics of two out of three living veterans:
DAVID MARTIN (voice-over): At 68, Santiago Erevia is well past the age when he should be trying on an army uniform....Erevia is one of 24 Americans who today received the Medal of Honor. Erevia, Jose Rodela, and Melvin Morris are the only ones still living – and they all served in Vietnam....
In May 1969, Erevia took out not one, but four enemy bunkers that were raking his unit with fire....His company commander immediately put Erevia in for the Medal of Honor. But instead, he was awarded the nation's second highest medal, the Distinguished Service Cross....A review of Army records found 24 soldiers who deserved to have their Distinguished Service Cross upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
Jose Rodela was a sergeant with the Green Berets in September 1969, when a Viet Cong machine gun opened up on his unit....When their machine gun jammed, they fired on Rodela with their rifles.
JOSE RODELA: Finally, I got up close to them, and I got all three of them.
MARTIN (on-camera): So, you took out the machine gun?
RODELA: Oh, yes, I did.
On ABC's World News, host Diane Sawyer pointed out the "recognition of courage and sacrifice long overdue. At the White House today, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to 24 veterans – heroes who served in Korea, Vietnam, and World War II. And most of them were overlooked for decades because of their race or heritage." During his report, correspondent Jonathan Karl interviewed the third living veteran who received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday:
JONATHAN KARL (voice-over): He volunteered twice to go to Vietnam, and there, performed above and beyond the call of duty. Nearly half a century later, Melvin Morris received a long-overdue phone call....Today, Sergeant First Class Morris was one of 24 soldiers, who were denied the nation's highest military honor – most because of discrimination. Only three are still alive.
One of the first to wear the Army's Green Beret, Morris charged into enemy fire repeatedly – armed with as many grenades as he could carry....
KARL (on-camera): What gives you the ability to do that – to run in the direction of enemy fire?
MELVIN MORRIS, SGT. FIRST CLASS, U.S. ARMY (RET): We don't join the military to back out when it gets tough. We got to do what we've got to do.
KARL (voice-over): As for the long delay, he harbors not a hint of bitterness.
KARL (on-camera): Twenty-four individuals, who should have received this medal years and years ago, now receiving it.
MORRIS: It's better late than never.
Anchor Brian Williams introduced correspondent Jim Miklaszewski's report on NBC Nightly News by documenting how "the President, on behalf of a grateful nation, presided over the largest single group of recipients of the Medal of Honor since World War II....In many cases, they were denied the nation's highest military award because of their race or religion. And of the twenty-four, from three separate wars, only three men survive, and they stood together today. Sons and daughters accepted for the deceased heroes, and for many, the ceremony was overpowering. Several were comforted by the President."
Miklaszewski also zeroed in on Sergeant Morris, but also mentioned Rodela, who was also a member of the Green Berets:
MIKLASZEWSKI: The President presented the nation's highest military honor to the families of those who dedicated their lives to their country.
As one of the original Army Green Berets, Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris volunteered twice for Vietnam. A battle in 1969 was almost his last.
MELVIN MORRIS: And I went in – I threw hand grenades everywhere.
MIKLASZEWSKI: Under relentless enemy fire, Morris was gravely wounded – shot three times while retrieving the body of his team sergeant. That same year, specialist Santiago Etevia was pinned down by enemy fire – the soldier next to him shot dead.
Surprisingly, Morris doesn't believe he was the target of discrimination on or off the battlefield.
MORRIS: It didn't matter. We – we – we all bled the same blood.
— Matthew Balan is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Matthew Balan on Twitter.


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4 Constructing and matching binaries
In R12B, the most natural way to write binary construction and matching is now significantly faster than in earlier releases.
To construct at binary, you can simply write
DO (in R12B) / REALLY DO NOT (in earlier releases)
my_list_to_binary(List) -> my_list_to_binary(List, <<>>). my_list_to_binary([H|T], Acc) -> my_list_to_binary(T, <<Acc/binary,H>>); my_list_to_binary([], Acc) -> Acc.
In releases before R12B, Acc would be copied in every iteration. In R12B, Acc will be copied only in the first iteration and extra space will be allocated at the end of the copied binary. In the next iteration, H will be written in to the extra space. When the extra space runs out, the binary will be reallocated with more extra space.
The extra space allocated (or reallocated) will be twice the size of the existing binary data, or 256, whichever is larger.
The most natural way to match binaries is now the fastest:
DO (in R12B)
my_binary_to_list(<<H,T/binary>>) -> [H|my_binary_to_list(T)]; my_binary_to_list(<<>>) -> [].
4.1 How binaries are implemented
Internally, binaries and bitstrings are implemented in the same way. In this section, we will call them binaries since that is what they are called in the emulator source code.
There are four types of binary objects internally. Two of them are containers for binary data and two of them are merely references to a part of a binary.
The binary containers are called refc binaries (short for reference-counted binaries) and heap binaries.
Refc binaries consist of two parts: an object stored on the process heap, called a ProcBin, and the binary object itself stored outside all process heaps.
The binary object can be referenced by any number of ProcBins from any number of processes; the object contains a reference counter to keep track of the number of references, so that it can be removed when the last reference disappears.
All ProcBin objects in a process are part of a linked list, so that the garbage collector can keep track of them and decrement the reference counters in the binary when a ProcBin disappears.
Heap binaries are small binaries, up to 64 bytes, that are stored directly on the process heap. They will be copied when the process is garbage collected and when they are sent as a message. They don't require any special handling by the garbage collector.
There are two types of reference objects that can reference part of a refc binary or heap binary. They are called sub binaries and match contexts.
A sub binary is created by split_binary/2 and when a binary is matched out in a binary pattern. A sub binary is a reference into a part of another binary (refc or heap binary, never into a another sub binary). Therefore, matching out a binary is relatively cheap because the actual binary data is never copied.
A match context is similar to a sub binary, but is optimized for binary matching; for instance, it contains a direct pointer to the binary data. For each field that is matched out of a binary, the position in the match context will be incremented.
In R11B, a match context was only used during a binary matching operation.
In R12B, the compiler tries to avoid generating code that creates a sub binary, only to shortly afterwards create a new match context and discard the sub binary. Instead of creating a sub binary, the match context is kept.
The compiler can only do this optimization if it can know for sure that the match context will not be shared. If it would be shared, the functional properties (also called referential transparency) of Erlang would break.
4.2 Constructing binaries
In R12B, appending to a binary or bitstring
<<Binary/binary, ...>> <<Binary/bitstring, ...>>
is specially optimized by the run-time system. Because the run-time system handles the optimization (instead of the compiler), there are very few circumstances in which the optimization will not work.
To explain how it works, we will go through this code
Bin0 = <<0>>, %% 1 Bin1 = <<Bin0/binary,1,2,3>>, %% 2 Bin2 = <<Bin1/binary,4,5,6>>, %% 3 Bin3 = <<Bin2/binary,7,8,9>>, %% 4 Bin4 = <<Bin1/binary,17>>, %% 5 !!! {Bin4,Bin3} %% 6
line by line.
The first line (marked with the %% 1 comment), assigns a heap binary to the variable Bin0.
The second line is an append operation. Since Bin0 has not been involved in an append operation, a new refc binary will be created and the contents of Bin0 will be copied into it. The ProcBin part of the refc binary will have its size set to the size of the data stored in the binary, while the binary object will have extra space allocated. The size of the binary object will be either twice the size of Bin0 or 256, whichever is larger. In this case it will be 256.
It gets more interesting in the third line. Bin1 has been used in an append operation, and it has 255 bytes of unused storage at the end, so the three new bytes will be stored there.
Same thing in the fourth line. There are 252 bytes left, so there is no problem storing another three bytes.
But in the fifth line something interesting happens. Note that we don't append to the previous result in Bin3, but to Bin1. We expect that Bin4 will be assigned the value <<0,1,2,3,17>>. We also expect that Bin3 will retain its value (<<0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9>>). Clearly, the run-time system cannot write the byte 17 into the binary, because that would change the value of Bin3 to <<0,1,2,3,4,17,6,7,8,9>>.
What will happen?
The run-time system will see that Bin1 is the result from a previous append operation (not from the latest append operation), so it will copy the contents of Bin1 to a new binary and reserve extra storage and so on. (We will not explain here how the run-time system can know that it is not allowed to write into Bin1; it is left as an exercise to the curious reader to figure out how it is done by reading the emulator sources, primarily erl_bits.c.)
Circumstances that force copying
The optimization of the binary append operation requires that there is a single ProcBin and a single reference to the ProcBin for the binary. The reason is that the binary object can be moved (reallocated) during an append operation, and when that happens the pointer in the ProcBin must be updated. If there would be more than one ProcBin pointing to the binary object, it would not be possible to find and update all of them.
Therefore, certain operations on a binary will mark it so that any future append operation will be forced to copy the binary. In most cases, the binary object will be shrunk at the same time to reclaim the extra space allocated for growing.
When appending to a binary
Bin = <<Bin0,...>>
only the binary returned from the latest append operation will support further cheap append operations. In the code fragment above, appending to Bin will be cheap, while appending to Bin0 will force the creation of a new binary and copying of the contents of Bin0.
If a binary is sent as a message to a process or port, the binary will be shrunk and any further append operation will copy the binary data into a new binary. For instance, in the following code fragment
Bin1 = <<Bin0,...>>, PortOrPid ! Bin1, Bin = <<Bin1,...>> %% Bin1 will be COPIED
Bin1 will be copied in the third line.
The same thing happens if you insert a binary into an ets table or send it to a port using erlang:port_command/2.
Matching a binary will also cause it to shrink and the next append operation will copy the binary data:
Bin1 = <<Bin0,...>>, <<X,Y,Z,T/binary>> = Bin1, Bin = <<Bin1,...>> %% Bin1 will be COPIED
The reason is that a match context contains a direct pointer to the binary data.
If a process simply keeps binaries (either in "loop data" or in the process dictionary), the garbage collector may eventually shrink the binaries. If only one such binary is kept, it will not be shrunk. If the process later appends to a binary that has been shrunk, the binary object will be reallocated to make place for the data to be appended.
4.3 Matching binaries
We will revisit the example shown earlier
DO (in R12B)
my_binary_to_list(<<H,T/binary>>) -> [H|my_binary_to_list(T)]; my_binary_to_list(<<>>) -> [].
too see what is happening under the hood.
The very first time my_binary_to_list/1 is called, a match context will be created. The match context will point to the first byte of the binary. One byte will be matched out and the match context will be updated to point to the second byte in the binary.
In R11B, at this point a sub binary would be created. In R12B, the compiler sees that there is no point in creating a sub binary, because there will soon be a call to a function (in this case, to my_binary_to_list/1 itself) that will immediately create a new match context and discard the sub binary.
Therefore, in R12B, my_binary_to_list/1 will call itself with the match context instead of with a sub binary. The instruction that initializes the matching operation will basically do nothing when it sees that it was passed a match context instead of a binary.
When the end of the binary is reached and the second clause matches, the match context will simply be discarded (removed in the next garbage collection, since there is no longer any reference to it).
To summarize, my_binary_to_list/1 in R12B only needs to create one match context and no sub binaries. In R11B, if the binary contains N bytes, N+1 match contexts and N sub binaries will be created.
In R11B, the fastest way to match binaries is:
DO NOT (in R12B)
my_complicated_binary_to_list(Bin) -> my_complicated_binary_to_list(Bin, 0). my_complicated_binary_to_list(Bin, Skip) -> case Bin of <<_:Skip/binary,Byte,_/binary>> -> [Byte|my_complicated_binary_to_list(Bin, Skip+1)]; <<_:Skip/binary>> -> [] end.
This function cleverly avoids building sub binaries, but it cannot avoid building a match context in each recursion step. Therefore, in both R11B and R12B, my_complicated_binary_to_list/1 builds N+1 match contexts. (In a future release, the compiler might be able to generate code that reuses the match context, but don't hold your breath.)
Returning to my_binary_to_list/1, note that the match context was discarded when the entire binary had been traversed. What happens if the iteration stops before it has reached the end of the binary? Will the optimization still work?
after_zero(<<0,T/binary>>) -> T; after_zero(<<_,T/binary>>) -> after_zero(T); after_zero(<<>>) -> <<>>.
Yes, it will. The compiler will remove the building of the sub binary in the second clause
. . . after_zero(<<_,T/binary>>) -> after_zero(T); . . .
but will generate code that builds a sub binary in the first clause
after_zero(<<0,T/binary>>) -> T; . . .
Therefore, after_zero/1 will build one match context and one sub binary (assuming it is passed a binary that contains a zero byte).
Code like the following will also be optimized:
all_but_zeroes_to_list(Buffer, Acc, 0) -> {lists:reverse(Acc),Buffer}; all_but_zeroes_to_list(<<0,T/binary>>, Acc, Remaining) -> all_but_zeroes_to_list(T, Acc, Remaining-1); all_but_zeroes_to_list(<<Byte,T/binary>>, Acc, Remaining) -> all_but_zeroes_to_list(T, [Byte|Acc], Remaining-1).
The compiler will remove building of sub binaries in the second and third clauses, and it will add an instruction to the first clause that will convert Buffer from a match context to a sub binary (or do nothing if Buffer already is a binary).
Before you begin to think that the compiler can optimize any binary patterns, here is a function that the compiler (currently, at least) is not able to optimize:
non_opt_eq([H|T1], <<H,T2/binary>>) -> non_opt_eq(T1, T2); non_opt_eq([_|_], <<_,_/binary>>) -> false; non_opt_eq([], <<>>) -> true.
It was briefly mentioned earlier that the compiler can only delay creation of sub binaries if it can be sure that the binary will not be shared. In this case, the compiler cannot be sure.
We will soon show how to rewrite non_opt_eq/2 so that the delayed sub binary optimization can be applied, and more importantly, we will show how you can find out whether your code can be optimized.
The bin_opt_info option
Use the bin_opt_info option to have the compiler print a lot of information about binary optimizations. It can be given either to the compiler or erlc
erlc +bin_opt_info Mod.erl
or passed via an environment variable
export ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS=bin_opt_info
Note that the bin_opt_info is not meant to be a permanent option added to your Makefiles, because it is not possible to eliminate all messages that it generates. Therefore, passing the option through the environment is in most cases the most practical approach.
The warnings will look like this:
./efficiency_guide.erl:60: Warning: NOT OPTIMIZED: sub binary is used or returned ./efficiency_guide.erl:62: Warning: OPTIMIZED: creation of sub binary delayed
To make it clearer exactly what code the warnings refer to, in the examples that follow, the warnings are inserted as comments after the clause they refer to:
after_zero(<<0,T/binary>>) -> %% NOT OPTIMIZED: sub binary is used or returned T; after_zero(<<_,T/binary>>) -> %% OPTIMIZED: creation of sub binary delayed after_zero(T); after_zero(<<>>) -> <<>>.
The warning for the first clause tells us that it is not possible to delay the creation of a sub binary, because it will be returned. The warning for the second clause tells us that a sub binary will not be created (yet).
It is time to revisit the earlier example of the code that could not be optimized and find out why:
non_opt_eq([H|T1], <<H,T2/binary>>) -> %% INFO: matching anything else but a plain variable to %% the left of binary pattern will prevent delayed %% sub binary optimization; %% SUGGEST changing argument order %% NOT OPTIMIZED: called function non_opt_eq/2 does not %% begin with a suitable binary matching instruction non_opt_eq(T1, T2); non_opt_eq([_|_], <<_,_/binary>>) -> false; non_opt_eq([], <<>>) -> true.
The compiler emitted two warnings. The INFO warning refers to the function non_opt_eq/2 as a callee, indicating that any functions that call non_opt_eq/2 will not be able to make delayed sub binary optimization. There is also a suggestion to change argument order. The second warning (that happens to refer to the same line) refers to the construction of the sub binary itself.
We will soon show another example that should make the distinction between INFO and NOT OPTIMIZED warnings somewhat clearer, but first we will heed the suggestion to change argument order:
opt_eq(<<H,T1/binary>>, [H|T2]) -> %% OPTIMIZED: creation of sub binary delayed opt_eq(T1, T2); opt_eq(<<_,_/binary>>, [_|_]) -> false; opt_eq(<<>>, []) -> true.
The compiler gives a warning for the following code fragment:
match_body([0|_], <<H,_/binary>>) -> %% INFO: matching anything else but a plain variable to %% the left of binary pattern will prevent delayed %% sub binary optimization; %% SUGGEST changing argument order done; . . .
The warning means that if there is a call to match_body/2 (from another clause in match_body/2 or another function), the delayed sub binary optimization will not be possible. There will be additional warnings for any place where a sub binary is matched out at the end of and passed as the second argument to match_body/2. For instance:
match_head(List, <<_:10,Data/binary>>) -> %% NOT OPTIMIZED: called function match_body/2 does not %% begin with a suitable binary matching instruction match_body(List, Data).
Unused variables
The compiler itself figures out if a variable is unused. The same code is generated for each of the following functions
count1(<<_,T/binary>>, Count) -> count1(T, Count+1); count1(<<>>, Count) -> Count. count2(<<H,T/binary>>, Count) -> count2(T, Count+1); count2(<<>>, Count) -> Count. count3(<<_H,T/binary>>, Count) -> count3(T, Count+1); count3(<<>>, Count) -> Count.
In each iteration, the first 8 bits in the binary will be skipped, not matched out.


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MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian cargo spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station, despite the failure of an antenna on its navigation system to deploy.
The unmanned Progress cargo ship was launched Wednesday from Russia's main space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The antenna didn't deploy when the craft reached orbit and Russian mission control tried repeatedly to prod it into action.
However, the ship carrying more than three tons of food, oxygen, water and equipment was able to dock Friday on automatic pilot, according to video from Russian mission control. There were initial concerns the undeployed antenna might interfere physically with the docking.
The U.S. agency NASA said the space station crew would conduct leak checks and then unload the cargo.


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Children choir Jiskřička was founded in 1985 by Mrs Dana Škardová. As time went by, it developed from a small group of music fans into an ensemble composed of two sections – the preliminary choir and the representing choir.
The current choirmaster Anna Mundilová took over the choir in June 2012. Led by Ms Mundilová, Jiskřička rehearsed a completely new repertoire. Rehearsals are held two times a week and the choir annually attends summer and winter assembly, which lasts a week and serves the purpose of intensive rehearsing. Apart from regularly held concerts, Jiskřička performs at major events of Prague, e. g. the Jewish community anniversary, or the 100th anniversary of Uhříněves becoming a city. Children choir Jiskřička also performs occasionally in various retirement homes in the Czech Republic and in other countries as well. The choir also attends international competitions and festivals abroad. The last major success of Jiskřička was winning the golden award at Zahrada písní competition, which was held in Prague in April 2013.
The preliminary choir has 20 members aged 5 to 7 years.
The number of members of the representing choir is 25. They are between 8 and 20 years of age. The repertoire is varied, but the most common songs of the representing choir are adapted folk songs and songs by 20th century composers. The choir is regularly accompanied on the piano by Mr Vratislav Jambor.
Jiskřička frequently holds concerts for parents of its members and pupils of Bratří Jandusů elementary school. These concerts have become a tradition.


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He has donned a purple cassock and joined Palestinian sympathizers protesting in front of the Israeli consulate. Gay but celibate, he has immersed himself in East African cultures to better understand the antigay sentiment. Lately, he has asked his congregants — and other faith leaders — to help eradicate gun violence.
Bishop M. Thomas Shaw of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, who announced his retirement last week, leaves a singular legacy as he prepares to depart Boston's religious scene. A soft-spoken monk who leads one of the largest Episcopal dioceses in the country, the prayerful bishop has been extraordinarily vocal — and sometimes controversial — in the public square.
"I think Tom's profound respect for other individuals, while also being very clear about what he believes and why he believes it, has made a difference," said the Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, president of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge.
Shaw cast his decision to retire as a natural one. He will be 68 this year, approaching the mandatory bishop retirement age of 72, and the process of selecting and installing a successor takes about two years.
By then, he will have served 20 years. The diocese, he said, is sharply focused on expanding its membership and stopping gun violence. The church has almost completed a $20 million capital campaign, $7.5 million of which will bolster youth programs, long one of Shaw's priorities.
"We have a great staff . . . and the diocese is full of good clergy and lay leaders," Shaw said. "So it seemed like the right time to do it."
Shaw's transition into office, by contrast, was painful and abrupt. His predecessor, David E. Johnson, killed himself after engaging in extramarital affairs. Shaw, who lives in a small cell at the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge, devoted his first years as bishop to helping the diocese heal.
But he soon made forays into the civic sphere. In the spring of 2000, he spent a month in Washington interning with an Episcopal Republican congressman from New York to better understand the public policy process.
His passionate concern about Israel's treatment of Palestinians led him to join a protest outside the Israeli consulate during the second intifada a decade ago. The action shook interfaith relations in Boston; Jewish leaders, caught by surprise, saw the action as an affront.
Discussions between Shaw and leaders in the Jewish community since then have, to some extent, helped assuage some of the hurt feelings. About six years ago, Shaw initiated a series of regular meetings about the conflict in the Middle East between Episcopal leaders and a group of Jewish leaders, said Rabbi Eric Gurvis of Temple Shalom in West Newton, a past president of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis.
"I think he felt that he had done some damage that he very much wanted to undo vis-a-vis his relationship with the Jewish community, and also he wanted to better understand the broader picture of the conflict," Gurvis said.
Shaw has continued to speak out for Palestinian rights and for peace — recently, he has made connections in the progressive Jewish community through groups like the New Israel Fund — and says he is working on ways Christians can help end the conflict. Some Jewish leaders find it impossible to move beyond his actions in 2001, Gurvis said, but he said he found the bishop "a very sensitive, caring person" who has become more measured in his public approach to the issue.
"It takes a lot to admit, 'I may have hurt you, and I want to understand why what I did or said hurt you,' " Gurvis said.
Shaw's attention to nuance was more evident as he negotiated conflicts within the Episcopal Church on whether to consecrate gay bishops and bless gay unions. A vocal advocate for gay rights in the church, and in the larger world, Shaw nevertheless made efforts to be sensitive to conservatives in his own diocese — waiting until late 2009, more than five years after gay marriage was legalized in Massachusetts, to give priests permission to officiate at gay weddings, for example. He also let a breakaway congregation in Marlborough be overseen for a time by a conservative Anglican bishop from Canada; the church eventually left the diocese, but without a fight.
"No separation is ever easy, and there's always great sadness in that," said the Rev. Michael J. McKinnon of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Marlborough. "But he really did help to make it very amicable, so we continue to be grateful to Bishop Shaw for that."
Bishop William Murdoch, a former Episcopal rector who now runs the Anglican Diocese in New England, a group of conservative Anglican congregations, did not respond to requests to comment for this story.
Shaw did not speak publicly about his own sexuality until last year, when he discussed being gay in a documentary film, "Love Free or Die," about New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church. The revelation was low key, and it came well after the church settled major debates about gay issues in favor of inclusion. People hardly noticed.
In an interview last week, Shaw said that because he is a celibate monk, publicly discussing his sexuality posed unusual difficulties. He said he did not want to send the message that, as some conservatives argue, gay people should be celibate.
"My hope has always been . . . that we can move along this discussion about human sexuality in the best possible way, and I thought for myself the best possible way I could move it along as a celibate bishop was not by hiding it, but by not making myself the center of the discussion," he said.
Shaw said he has raised it in private conversation now and then over the years, when it seemed like doing so could be helpful.
"It's been one of those wonderful challenges that I think God has offered to me in the life of the church to really go deeper into my own spirituality, my own relationship with God, and to experience my own freedom as a human being," Shaw said.
After hearing "aggressive" antigay statements from African bishops at the 1998 Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Communion's once-a-decade worldwide gathering of bishops, Shaw decided he needed to learn more about the source of those sentiments. He immersed himself in the church's health and education projects in Uganda and Tanzania, he said.
Almost a decade and a half later, he maintains a long-held optimism that sexuality will become less divisive in the Anglican Communion over time.
"I think there is a deeper respect that is growing in terms of responding to one another's cultures," he said. "And I think that it's a two-way street."
At a time when mainline congregations are struggling to bring young families into the fold, Shaw has been particularly attuned to creating better programs for youth. One of his proudest accomplishments was the 2003 construction of a diocesan camp and retreat center in Greenfield, N.H. And St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in the South End has built a summer program serving hundreds of inner city youth called the Bishop's Summer Academic and Fun Enrichment program, or B-SAFE, which draws volunteers from churches across the diocese.
A star graduate of that program was Jorge Fuentes, who became a beloved counselor and mentor. In September, the 19-year-old aspiring US Marine was fatally shot across the street from his home in Dorchester.
"When Bishop Tom heard the news, I think he was shocked, devastated, brokenhearted," said the Rev. Liz Steinhauser, director of youth programs for St. Stephen's.
He presided at the funeral and helped lead a candlelight vigil for peace after the wake, which drew about 1,000 people. At the diocesan convention in November, Shaw implored delegates to endorse strategies to help learn about gun violence and eliminate it.
"You know, I can't get the kid who murdered Jorge Fuentes out of my mind," he told those gathered.
Shaw has invited about 30 religious leaders to a breakfast next month to discuss strategies to end gun violence. He has asked parishioners throughout the diocese to educate themselves about poverty, a root cause of violence, by reading Tavis Smiley and Cornel West's book, "The Rich and the Rest of Us." The bishop said he also hopes to support legislative gun control efforts.
In retirement, Shaw said he hopes to continue his work on health and education projects in Africa. He will spend more time with his monastic community. And he will work on his pottery, a favorite hobby.
Asked about his impetus for political activism, Shaw cited the life of Jesus.
"He was very out there in terms of critiquing a society that didn't recognize the dignity of human beings," Shaw said in an interview. "And so I think because I'm a follower of Jesus, that's my responsibility as well — I'm supposed to speak up on issues that diminish people's dignity."
Bishop A. Robert Hirschfeld, a former Massachusetts priest who recently succeeded Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire, lamented that his time working with Shaw as fellow bishops would be abbreviated.
"Tom was always and is always a man of study and prayer and relationship," Hirschfeld said. "He has never forgotten that."
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If you feel depressed, it's best to do something about it — depression doesn't just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor or therapist, here are 5 things you can do to feel better.
Take a 15- to 30-minute brisk walk every day — or dance, jog, or bike if you prefer. People who are depressed may not feel much like being active. But make yourself do it anyway (ask a friend to exercise with you if you need to be motivated). Once you get in the exercise habit, it won't take long to notice a difference in your mood.
In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help relieve feelings of depression. Try downward-facing dog or legs-up-the-wall pose (you can find these poses on yoga websites). Two other aspects of yoga — breathing exercises and meditation — can also help people with depression feel better.
Nurture yourself with good nutrition:
Depression can affect appetite. One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. If depression has affected your eating, you'll need to be extra mindful of getting the right nourishment. Proper nutrition can influence a person's mood and energy. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals (even if you don't feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going).
Identify troubles, but don't dwell on them:
Try to identify any situations that have contributed to your depression. When you know what's got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend. Talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding.
Once you air out these thoughts and feelings, turn your attention to something positive. Take action to solve problems. Ask for help if you need it. Feeling connected to friends and family can help relieve depression. It may also help them feel there's something they can do instead of just watching you hurt.
Express yourself:
With depression, a person's creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination (painting, drawing, doodling, sewing, writing, dancing, composing music, etc.) and you not only get those creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. Take time to play with a friend or a pet, or do something fun for yourself. Find something to laugh about — a funny movie, perhaps. Laughter helps lighten your mood.
Try to notice good things:
Depression affects a person's thoughts, making everything seem dismal, negative, and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life. Try to notice one thing, then try to think of one more. Consider your strengths, gifts, or blessings. Most of all, don't forget to be patient with yourself. Depression takes time to heal.
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If you believe that these unique instruments are a passing fad, think again. They've been in existence for ages and can sound sublime whether you decide to replace the sound of a full drum kit for unplugged situations or use them in more traditional Afro-Cuban or Flamenco settings.
When miked up properly from the rear of the cajon near the sound-hole, and even with a second mic close to the tapa (or sound board), you can achieve incredible results through a decent PA system. Meinl now even produces models with built-in transducers so you can just plug in and play without having to place any mics at all - very minimalist!
Sturdy, no slip
There are a great many sizes available and a huge variety of different woods are used in their construction, but you should be looking for a model that's sturdy, able to take your weight easily and doesn't slip around as you play.
Try to find one that has an easily adjustable and quiet snare mechanism for a variety of sound possibilities. Here's our top five picks to get you started…
5. Meinl Bass Pedal Cajon£269
This is the 'big boy' on the block and certainly the loudest. Its revolutionary foot-operated control mechanism allows you to turn the 'snares' on or off whilst still playing with both hands!
4. Tycoon TK-224 £99
Feature-packed with wicked sounds and superb value at under £100, the exotic looking Tycoon cajon has an attractive wood-grain effect tapa. Two internal jingle bell clusters combine with four guitar-string 'snares' to add a subtle clatter.
3. Sonor Standard £95
Punchy, snappy and affordable, this reasonably-priced birchwood body and birch tapa cajon has vertical bamboo strips as a snare mechanism - instead of wires or strings - which produces a classy and innovative drier sound.
Next page: Kotz Gajate Professional Model String Cajon and our top pick
2. Kotz Gajate Professional Model String Cajon£228
Hand crafted by Michael Kotzenin collaboration with studio legend Richie 'Gajate' Garcia, this is a robust and well thought-out model. The Gajate features a rear sound-hole, unique externally mounted slap pads and Kotz 'sunique' tone wedge' profile. You can tighten this model's centre 'snare' independently of its outer 'snares' for a broader response.
1. Cajon De Gregorio Zambo£235
Impressive Italian craftsmanship combining an awesome set of natural sounding tones with an easy-to-adjust nylon guitar string 'snare' mechanism, which contacts the front playing surface to produce a subtle snap to the strokes (or can be turned off altogether). Unamplified it might not be the loudest of the bunch, but through a decent PA system it sounds truly beautiful.
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Meet The Kitchn Team: Faith Durand
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Faith basically took the reins from me on The Kitchn when I had our daughter back in 2006. She now oversees the site and all the freelance writers who contribute. I'm not quite sure how she does it, but she does it incredibly well. On top of all the daily duties that come with the full-time gig, she not only manages to write knock-out posts of her own, but she somehow figured out how to write a book this year!
I'm so thankful for what she's done for The Kitchn this year, and mostly I'm proud to call her my friend.
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Most-used? Probably my stack of half-sheet pans. They are good for roasting, baking, and prepping. But my real favorite is probably my Benriner mandoline. I love shaving vegetables for salads and slaws, or even using it to get perfect Parmesan cheese curls. It's a dangerous love, though; I have the nicks and scars to prove it. - What's your secret indulgence in the kitchen?
Not-so-secret indulgence is music! I always have music on while cooking. Blues, jazz, folk, and old-timey country are on regular rotation. I also have listened straight through most of the available This American Life episodes in the kitchen. But my _secret_ indulgence is raw pie dough. I don't make pies very often, but when I do, oh wow — the raw pie dough is so seductive. It's that taste of pure butter, just rolled in a little flour, seasoned with salt and a pinch of sugar. - What's your favorite quote on food, cooking, or eating?
"It seems to me that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we cannot straightly think of one without the others.So it happens that when I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and warmth and the love of it and the hunger for it; and then the warmth and richness and fine reality of hunger satisfied; and it is all one." – M.F.K. Fisher, from The Art of Eating
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Stunning vistas await along scenic Southern highways
There is no better way to see the beautiful scenery of the Southeast than on the back of a motorcycle. The stunning vistas and clear blue skies of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina welcome riders on this mountain trek of curvy two-lane roads and scenic freeways. Great food, outdoor adventure and mountain lodges highlight your seven-stop journey.
Starting Point: Charlottesville, Virginia
From Richmond International Airport in Virginia, travel 125 kilometers on the historic Three Notch'd Road, a major east-west route in the 1700s, to reach Charlottesville. Start your visit at Monticello, the hilltop plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, to get a panoramic view of the historic college town and its skyline, surrounded by rolling foothills with mountain views. Hiking, biking and walking tours abound in the mountains surrounding the home and museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area has over 30 vineyards, including King Family Vineyards, 15 minutes from Charlottesville, which hosts polo matches every Sunday from Memorial Day through mid-October. If you need a snack, pick strawberries, sweet cherries, peaches, apples, and pumpkins seasonally at Chiles Peach Orchard in Crozet. Continue driving into the winding climbs of the Blue Ridge Parkway and stop to hike in Humpback Rocks. Over 160 kilometers of Appalachian Trail snake through nearby Shenandoah National Park. On your way to Staunton, stop at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton for food, drinks and more majestic mountain views.
Gorgeous Parks and Culture in Staunton, Virginia
Take Highway 250 toward Staunton for a lovely drive with several scenic overlooks. After you cross the Blue Ridge Mountains, stop for a few hours at the Frontier Culture Museum to stretch your legs at this remarkable open-air history exhibit, where the USA's first frontier (the Shenandoah Valley) comes to life. West of town, drive the roads of the gorgeous George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, then head back to Staunton, home to six charming historic districts dating to the mid-1700s. Park your bike and explore downtown by foot. Stroll through historic downtown to find establishments specializing in locally sourced Southern cuisine and live music. If you're in town in late August, take in the beautiful sounds of the Staunton Music Festival. For more culture, visit the American Shakespeare Center and Woodrow Wilson Library & Museum. (Wilson, the 28th U.S. president was born in Staunton.) Stay overnight downtown at a historic hotel before heading north to the next stop.
Resort Life in Canaan Valley, West Virginia
Take scenic Interstate 28 into the hills of Canaan Valley and enjoy scenic roadways and mountain views. If you're traveling with a motorcycle club, inquire about special rates at the Canaan Valley Resort, which is a state park and offers a variety of lodging, including rooms, cabins and camping. While you're in the area, visit Blackwater Falls State Park to see waterfalls and the moving waters of a 13-kilometer gorge. Hike through the park or check out the Nature Center. Return to the resort for a variety of activities, including hiking, biking and trap shooting. When you're ready to eat, head to the town of Thomas and find quaint diners, a general store and live music. On the way south to Snowshoe, take a detour to Seneca Rocks for its gorgeous rock formations and world-famous rock climbing.
Seeing the Stars from Snowshoe, West Virginia
Take Interstate 33 to Highway 219 into picturesque Snowshoe Mountain. Explore the 1,802-hectare property on four-seat all-terrain vehicles, race down the Hare Racer Zipline in the village and hop on a mountain bike for high-speed fun in Snowshoe Bike Park. Nearby, take a guided tour at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park or head to the Green Bank Observatory to check out the largest fully steerable telescope dish in the world. As you head toward North Carolina, take the Highland Scenic Highway. Enjoy spectacular views of the Alleghany Highlands from four scenic overlooks and head to Beartown State Park for a break.
Picture-Perfect Lewisburg, West Virginia
While the quicker route to this dreamy small town is heading south on Highway 219, the more scenic way to Lewisburg is via 66 East to 28 South to 92 South. Hidden in the hills, you'll find a treasure chest of art galleries, cafes, boutiques and historic architecture. Take a historic walking tour, check out local artists' works or catch a show at the Greenbrier Valley Theater. If you're in town on a Saturday from May to October, visit the downtown Farmer's Market. Nearby outdoor recreation opportunities include walking or riding the 129-kilometer Greenbrier River Trail and hiking, fishing, swimming and camping at Greenbrier State Forest. Travel 36.6 meters underground to explore the Lost World Caverns and then check out the adjoining Natural History Museum. Heading west out of Lewisburg on Interstate 64, you'll want to take a bit of a northern detour at Beckley to visit the New River Gorge area. Go on a guided whitewater rafting tour or spend the morning partaking in other water and land adventures before heading south on Interstate 77.
Reaching Great Heights in Boone, North Carolina
After hours of traveling on beautiful mountain roads and through the countryside, you'll enjoy your stop in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Boone, named after legendary pioneer explorer Daniel Boone. If you're in town on a Saturday, head to the Watauga County Farmer's Market for a delicious breakfast to fuel your adventures, or stop in a local restaurant to enjoy Southern specialties. Stretch your legs and explore several parks and historic sites before taking in the stunning Grandfather Mountain at almost 1,829 meters of elevation. Choose from 11 trails in varying levels of difficulty, or walk across the 1.6-kilometer-high swinging bridge to take in the incredible views. Mine for precious stones at the Foggy Mountain Gem Mine or see what's blooming at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens. It's time to head down the mountain to your last stop.
End the Journey in Hickory, North Carolina
There will be plenty to do in Hickory, a city best known for its fine furniture makers and marts, but you'll enjoy getting there, too. Heading south on Highway 321, admire incredible mountain views in Blowing Rock, then drive though the charming valley towns of Lenoir and Granite Falls. Once you get to Hickory, jump off your wheels and watch others spinning theirs during live races at the Hickory Motor Speedway. Baseball fans will enjoy an evening of fun at the ballpark of the Hickory Crawdads, the Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Enjoy locally owned shops and restaurants in downtown Hickory. Nationally known Krispy Kreme doughnuts began in North Carolina; grab a dozen for the perfect fuel as you end your tour and drive 68 kilometers to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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It's the WEEKEND!
What I done did this week… in pictures of course!
Far too much cucumber in my Pimms, I tasted more salad than gin. And that's never a good thing!
"I hope Mummy's not hungry… Oh look, there's her lunch!"
Pretty colours!
Oh, something makeup related DID slip in there afterall!
Am I being political? Nahhhh it's just a car bonnet (hood).
An altogether different kinda bonnet!
Down at the docks.
I wanna take a quick opportunity to emphasise another big THANK YOU for the 'feel better soon' messages that you left me earlier in the week on here, twitter and over email. It means such a lot to me.
What have you ladies been getting up to this week and do you have any plans for the weekend? It promises to be another fine one!